Bread-slicing board



C. L. LEONARD.

BREAD SLICING BOARD.`

APPLlcATloN'FILED m3.27,1920.V

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. j i

CASEII'JL4 LEE LEONARD, 402|? CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI.

BREAD-SLICING BOARD.

Y Application led February 27, 1920.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CAswELL LEE LEONARD,

a citizen of the `United States, residing at a .a loaf of bread can be conveniently cut intoV uniform slices of even thickness in a convenient and simple manner, such knife guide being of simple and inexpensive construction, and being so constructed and arranged that it can be readily swung out of the way along one edge of the board, so that the board can be used for otherpurposes, such as for pounding steak, kneading dough, andy y the like. n y

Another object is the provision of reinforcing or stiffening means for the ends of the board, whereby to prevent the same from warping or splitting lengthwise, as well as affording means for hanging the board up when not in use.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, which will be apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the board, showing the knife guide in active position in full lines, and in folded or inactive position in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the board, portions being broken away, and portions shown in section.

The board 4 is of wood or equivalent material, as usual, with the grain of the wood running lengthwise, and the ends of the board are reinforced and stiifened, to prevent the lateral warping and longitudinal splitting of the board. This is accomplished by embedding stillI wires 5 in the ends of the board, and the terminals 6 of said wires are bent at an angle and pointed, and are driven into the board, whereby to securely fasten such terminals in place. The wire is Specicationpof Letters Patent.

Patented July 6, V1920.

serial No. 361,612.

secured in place between its ends by of staples 7, or the like, driven into the wood over said wires. These wires in being thus embedded in the ends of the board and secured thereto, will prevent the wood from warping laterally, as well as avoiding the splitting of the Wood lengthwise, as frequently occurs with the ordinary bread board, which in being used is subject to varying conditions such as moisture, heat and the like. One of the wires 5 is formed intermediate its ends with an outstanding loop 8 forming means for engaging a nail or hook to conveniently suspend the board when not in use.

The board .is provided at one longitudinal side edge with a knife guide 9, formed ofr a length of wire or similar stock. The wire is bent back and forth upon itself so as to have four parallel portions constituting two upstanding loops or guide members 10 having a guide slot 11 between them, which is open 'at its upper end, vsaid guide 9 projecting upwardly or perpendicularly from the board when it is in a horizontal position on the table or other support. Une terminal of the wire is formed with a pivot eye 12, through which a screw 13 or similar pivot member extends,being secured to the edge of the board near the upper surface thereof, whereby to pivot the guide to said edge of the board, so that it can be swung downwardly toward one end of the board along said edge thereof, as seen in dotted lines in F ig. 1. The other terminal of the wire has a finger 14 extending at an angle so as to vsnap into an aperture or socket 15 in said edge of the board, whereby to hold the guide upright. Said edge of the board has another aperture or socket 16, so located, that when the guide is moved to folded or outof-theway position along the edge of the board, the finger 14 can be snapped into the aperture 16, for holding the uide in such position. The aperture 15 1s preferably farther away from the pivot 13 than the aperture 16, thereby bracing the guide 9 when in active position, by holding the terminals thereof sufficiently far apart for this purpose, and when the guide is folded down,

`the terminals can be moved closer together,

means loaf ofv bread is placed on the board adjacent to the edge having the guide 9, and the breadknife can be readily insertedinto the slot'll so `that the guide will maintain the knife in a vertical plane, thereby slicing the bread evenly, and by moving therloaf longitudinally and repeating the operation, the slices can be cut of desired uniform thickness. This will avoid the irregular slicing of bread as now done without the aid of a guide for the knife, and when not inuse, the breadknife guide can be moved out of the way along the edge of the board, so that the board can be used for other purposes as customary. v Y

The improved features being chiefly of wire, can be manufactured inexpensively, but will nevertheless serve the intended purposes efliciently.

Having thus described the invention,'what is claimed as new is 1. A bread board, and a; knife guide bent from wire having its terminals disposed adjacent to one edge of the board and disconneeted, one terminal being pivoted to said edge of the board for the swinging movement of the guide along said edge or to a position at an angle with the board, the other terminal and edge of the board having means to interengage for holding the guide in position.

2. A bread board, and a wire knife guide having portions extending back and forth, one end of the wire guide having means pivoted to one edge of the board', and-the other end having a finger extending at an angle, said edge of the board having an aperture to receive said finger for h oldingV the guide in position. l Y

3. A bread board, and a knife guide lbent from a length of wire extending back and forth and constituting two loops with a slot between them to guide theV knife, one v terminal ofs'aid guide being lpivoted to one edge of the board, and the other terminal of lthe wire guide andthe board having means to interengage for holding the guide in position.

4. A bread board, and a knife guide bent'V from a length of Wire extending backvand forth and constituting a pair of loops with a slot between them, Vone terminal of the wire guide having an eye pivotally Secured to one edge of the board, and the other terminal having a linger extending at an angle, said edge of the board having apertures, one to receive said linger for holding the guide in perpendicular position, and theVV other to Yreceive said finger for holding the guide along said edge of the board outV of the way. i n testimony whereof I hereunto afix my signature. y

CASWELL LEE LEONARD. 

